ALF: Season 4
1989 · 24 episodes · ★ 6.5
What Season 4 of ALF
Season four begins in September 1989 with the Tanners still hiding ALF in their San Fernando Valley home. Living together remains the engine of the plot. ALF becomes obsessed with the garbage bag, cotton or a diet they put him on, while Willie tries to keep his quirks in check. Uncle Neal, Willie's brother, comes to visit, and the alien doesn't like him, and he also objects to Neal rekindling his relationship with Margaret. The Ochmonek neighbors keep watching for any clue, and the family fears someone will discover the truth. Kate, Lynn and Brian get caught up in the mix-ups of each episode.
Season 4 Episodes
4x01 Baby, Come Back
ALF earns the right to baby-sit Eric, but almost blows it when the child disappears.
Directing: Paul Miller · Writing: Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman · Starring: Melissa Francis
4x02 Lies
Tabloid photographers accidentally photograph ALF, so the Tanners have to get the film back.
Directing: Paul Miller · Writing: Wesley Stern, Jordan Tabat · Starring: Judith Marie-Bergan, Charles Dougherty
4x03 Wanted: Dead or Alive
ALF shields Willie when a criminal resembling him is profiled on a crime-stopper TV show, but Trevor turns him in.
Directing: Nick Havinga · Writing: Victor Fresco · Starring: David Alan Grier, Aaron Lustig, Denise Dowse, Kenneth Tigar
4x04 We're in the Money
Using Willie's home computer, ALF discovers and later becomes addicted to the art of making stock-market deals.
Directing: Paul Miller · Writing: John Romano, Jeanne Baruch
4x05 Mind Games
After a visit from a psychologist, ALF subjects the Tanners to a barrage of unwanted psychoanalysis.
Directing: Nick Havinga · Writing: Jerry Stahl · Starring: Bill Daily
4x06 Hooked on a Feeling
Willie, in an effort to curb ALF's cotton addiction, holds a support group meeting in his living room.
Directing: Nick Havinga · Writing: Victor Fresco · Starring: Joe Mays, Marcia Firesten, Dale Raoul, Rob Neukirch
4x07 He Ain't Heavy, He's Willie's Brother
ALF, forced to hide, plots the removal of Willie's visiting brother Neal.
Directing: Paul Fusco · Writing: Lisa A. Bannick, Paul Fusco · Starring: Jim J. Bullock
4x08 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
ALF gets peeved about having to remain hidden while Willie's brother extends his visit.
Directing: Paul Fusco · Writing: Lisa A. Bannick, Paul Fusco · Starring: Jim J. Bullock
4x09 Live and Let Die
ALF's attitude toward cats changes after his first encounter with kittens.
Directing: Tony Csiki · Writing: Steve Pepoon · Starring: Emily Schulman, Liz Sheridan, John LaMotta, Holly Fields
4x10 Break Up to Make Up
Whizzer comes face-to-face with ALF when he searches for Dorothy at the Tanners.
Directing: Tony Csiki · Writing: Anne Meara · Starring: Paul Dooley, Anne Meara, Steve Sweeney, Jim J. Bullock
4x11 Happy Together
ALF, on the outs with the Tanners, is offered a place to stay by Neal.
Directing: Paul Fusco · Writing: Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman · Starring: Dan Gilvezan, Timothy Stack, Fran Bennett, Jim J. Bullock
4x12 Fever
The Tanners pamper ALF after he catches his first Earth cold.
Directing: Paul Miller · Writing: Bruce David · Starring: Liz Sheridan, John LaMotta
4x13 It's My Party
ALF is relegated once again to the attic when the Tanners throw a Hawaiian luau.
Directing: Nick Havinga · Writing: Steve Pepoon · Starring: Alex Henteloff, Ted Raimi, Dean Cameron, Henry G. Sanders
4x14 Make 'em Laugh
ALF dreams he's a famous stand-up comic.
Directing: Nick Havinga · Writing: Howard Bendetson · Starring: Casey Kasem, Brandon Tartikoff, Joseph V. Perry, John Pinette
4x15 Love on the Rocks
Neal and his ex-wife Margaret reconcile, but ALF goes a long way to prove her motives are less than honest.
Directing: Nick Havinga · Writing: Cecile Alch, Patricia Niedzialek · Starring: Stanley DeSantis, Allyce Beasley, Jim J. Bullock
4x16 True Colors
ALF enters the art world after he earns praise for a still life made from food.
Directing: Paul Miller · Writing: Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman · Starring: Bill Brochtrup, Tara Karsian, Gregory Cooke, Kip Gilman
4x17 Gimme That Old Time Religion
As a newly ordained Melmacian minister, ALF must officiate a ceremony on Earth.
Directing: Paul Fusco · Writing: Leslie Ann Podkin · Starring: Liz Sheridan
4x18 Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
ALF considers the future with the Tanners, who will age faster than the ageless alien.
Directing: Nick Havinga · Writing: Victor Fresco · Starring: Fran Drescher, Dean Cameron, Mark Blankfield, Edward Edwards
4x19 When I'm Sixty-Four
ALF encounters youth-seeking senior citizens when he's discovered sneaking into a retirement home.
Directing: Paul Miller · Writing: Stephen Sustarsic, David Adam Silverman · Starring: Frances Bay, Amzie Strickland, Eric Christmas, Jack Armstrong
4x20 Mr. Sandman
ALF and Willie scour Death Valley for buried treasure after discovering an old map.
Directing: Paul Miller · Writing: Steve Pepoon
4x21 Stayin' Alive
A morally outraged ALF writes nasty letters to a pollution-producing company.
Directing: Nick Havinga · Writing: Victor Fresco · Starring: Dan Castellaneta
4x22 Hungry Like a Wolf
ALF takes to the park in search of food after his diet fails.
Directing: Nick Havinga · Writing: Paul Fusco · Starring: Jeff Doucette, Donna LaBrie
4x23 I Gotta Be Me
ALF is the only one excited by the idea of Lynn moving in with her boyfriend.
Directing: Paul Miller · Writing: Beverly Archer · Starring: Dean Cameron
4x24 Consider Me Gone Season Finale
It's a sad day in the Tanner household as ALF announces he's leaving Earth to settle on another planet with Skip and Rhonda, but ALF is captured by the Alien Task Force before he can get to their spaceship.
Directing: Nick Havinga · Writing: Stephen Sustarsic, Victor Fresco, Steve Pepoon · Starring: Richard Fancy, Sherman Howard, Larry Poindexter, Doug Ballard
Season 4 Cast
Max WrightWillie Tanner24 episodes
Anne SchedeenKate Tanner24 episodes
Andrea ElsonLynn Tanner24 episodes
Benji GregoryBrian Tanner24 episodes
Mihaly 'Michu' MeszarosAlf / Gordon Shumway24 episodes
Liz SheridanRaquel Ochmonek6 episodes
Jim J. BullockNeal Tanner5 episodes
John LaMottaTrevor Ochmonek4 episodes
Dean CameronRobert Sherwood3 episodes
Judith Marie-BerganMarilyn GeiserEpisode 1
Emily SchulmanGirlEpisode 1
Dan GilvezanHarryEpisode 1
Richard FancyColonel HalseyEpisode 1
Stanley DeSantisMinisterEpisode 1
Jeff DoucetteScooterEpisode 1
Bill BrochtrupCharlieEpisode 1
Frances BayLouise BeaumontEpisode 1
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes are in ALF Season 4?
Season 4 of ALF has 24 episodes.
When did ALF Season 4 premiere?
Premiered on September 18, 1989.
Where to Watch ALF Season 4?
By subscription, on Tivify and AMC Channels Amazon Channel (offer may vary by country).
What is the best episode of Season 4?
According to the audience rating on TMDB, episode 4x21, "Stayin' Alive," with a 6.7.